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Reel Discovery: Deepwater Horizon
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin fights for survival at sea with Mark Wahlberg in Deepwater Horizon.

Bought by KKRN and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 29, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Reel Discovery: Sully
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin explores the Miracle on the Hudson with Clint Eastwood's Sully.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WTIP, KKRN, and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 08, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Play It Again Sam
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Irving Berlin
Here is a selection of songs from the early years of jazz that had longevity. Their popularity lasted for decades.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 06, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Radio Girls by Sarah-Jane Stratford
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels back to the early days of radio with author Sarah-Jane Stratford's Radio Days.

Bought by KHSU and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 04, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Rivals & Friends
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Paul Whiteman
Although bandleaders Paul Whiteman and Jean Goldkette were competitors in the 1920s, through their careers they remained friendly rivals.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 30, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reel Discovery: Free State of Jones
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin joins the battle against the Confederate army with Matthew McConaughey in Free State of Jones.

Bought by Harford Community Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 24, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Reel Discovery: The Man Who Knew Infinity
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin meets a lesser-known mathematical genius in The Man Who Knew Infinity.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: May 06, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Stomp Your Stuff
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Stompin'
The evolution of "The Stomp" goes back several hundred years,but when jazz began incorporating the phrase into the music, it took on a completely d...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Reel Discovery: I Saw the Light
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin sings along with the hits int he Hank Williams biopic I Saw the Light.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 31, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Aggie Barkhouse "Don't Waste the Music"
From: Will Heron
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NOTE: The :48 intro CAN be removed without prior permission. Ninety-year-old Nova Scotian, Aggie Barkhouse, reminisces about the hard life of the...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2016
  • Length: 29:59
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/Slow And Easy
From: Kevin Yazell
Series: Rolling Stones Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An hour's worth of mid tempo tunes with a rare cut from Dred Rootster, the Japanese Babi Floyd reggae album that features appearances by Keith Rich...

Bought by KRPS, Louisville Public Media, WLPR , Louisville Public Media, WLPR and more


  • Added: Feb 06, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:55
  • Purchases: 10
Stompin' the Blues
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Unidentified band
In its original state, the blues were performed with repeating opening phrases. Melancholy, sad, lamenting tales.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Reeds in Front
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Johnny Dodds
As jazz emerged as the popular music of the 1920s, it was common to have the trumpet as the lead instrument, however, a few pioneering musicians wa...

Bought by KRZA and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 20, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ringing in the New Year
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Happy New Year 1920s
Some of the best remembered songs of the 1920 to celebrate the New Year.

Bought by WVIA, High Plains Public Radio, KMXT, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Dulcet Tones
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Ethel Waters
Those beautiful female voicalists who became pioneers in the art of jazz voicing in the early 1920s.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Showmen
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Cab Calloway
This program features three artists who could ignite an audience just by walking on stage. Don Redman, Ted Lewis and Cab Calloway. They were all fi...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reel Discovery: Steve Jobs
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin goes behind the scenes with Steve Jobs.

  • Added: Oct 23, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
Battle of the Bands
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Original Creole Orchestra
The first two decades of jazz witnessed a new dynamic for promotions. Musicians began gathering in the streets of New Orleans in an effort to outsh...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 22, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Reel Discovery: Bridge of Spies
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin negotiates with Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg's Cold War drama Bridge of Spies.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reel Discovery: Straight Outta Compton
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin journeys through music history with the N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WDCB


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Historic Campus Beer
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered evidence of a brewpub on the campus of America’s second-oldest college. These days, students at William and Mary...

Bought by KENW, WKCC, KPVL, WABE, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 07, 2015
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 5
Drink Local (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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A culture has grown up around brewing beer locally and at home. The brewmasters at Champion Brewing Company discuss "shower beer" and beer made wit...

Bought by WCNY, KPVL, KEDT, WABE, and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 07, 2015
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 5
Drink Local (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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A culture has grown up around brewing beer locally and at home. The brewmasters at Champion Brewing Company discuss "shower beer" and beer made wit...

Bought by WJCT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KVSC, WKCC, KENW and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
Fugitive Red (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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We go in search of the origins of a "perfect red," which once eluded scientists, pirates, and kings. Plus, how scientists are now tracking down rar...

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, WABE, and KKRN


  • Added: Jul 17, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 4
Fugitive Red (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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We go in search of the origins of a "perfect red," which once eluded scientists, pirates, and kings. Plus, how scientists are now tracking down rar...

Bought by WJCT, KVSC, WABE, WKCC, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jul 17, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 8